Spool stand



Dec. 18, 1934. w, A, WALLSTEN 1,984,712

SPOOL STAND Filed June 22, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l PWCILFEED MQLLSTEN,

Dec. 18, 1934.

W. A. WALLSTEN SPOOL STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 22, 1933 PatentedDec. 18, 1934 SPOOL STAND,

Application June 22, 1933, Serial No. 677,141

3 Claims.

This invention relates to stands for spools such as are used in a wiremill for holding process wire or strip. For instance, when strip is tobe annealed and galvanized it is wound on spools from which itfeeds'while'being so processed. The stands are for the purposeotmounting these spools whereby they may rotate with'relative freedom.

One of the objects is the provision of a spool easily placed. Anotherobject is to provide a stand which can accommodate spools of difierentdiameters. Another object is to provide a stand whereby the spool may bemounted for] thrust through the bored axes of the spools.-

This provision of axles is for the purpose of mounting the spools sothat they may rotate when the strip or wire is withdrawn.

The illustrated stand includes a mounting consisting of spaced verticalmembers .1. These members position at least two open-topped journalingmeans, at different heights. These journaling means are formed byadjacent sets of spaced rollers 2, one set of rollers being carried byeach of the members. Each of the rollers in a set is positioned a littlehigher than the preceding one, and they are all spaced so that a spoolsaxle may be nested or carried between adjacent ones. Also, therespective rollers in each of the sets are registered with those in theother.

A substantially horizontal runway is formed by flat portions 1* of themembers 1. This runway registers with the lowest of the journalingmeans, that is to say, with-the first two of the rollers in each of thesets. A second substantially horizontal runway is formed by other flatportions 1 of the members 1. This last runway registers with the secondof the journaling means, which are formed by the higher positionedrollers.

stand onto which a heavily laden spool may be level and extends to aposition where an axle of one of the spools rolled thereover will bereceived by one or another of the runways formed by either the fiatportions 1 or 1.

From the above it will be seen that the new stand includes a mountingpositioning at least two open-topped journaling means at differentheights, a substantially horizontal runway registering with the lowestof these means, a second substantially, horizontal runway registeringwith the next lowest means and extending to a position adjacent thelowest of same, and an incline starting at floor-level and extending toa position where an axle of one of the spools rolled thereover will bereceived by one or another of the runways. Also, that the joumalingmeansare formed by spaced sets of adjacent rollers. These rollers areillustrated as being journaled to the mountings 1 through bushings;however, they may be mounted through roller or ball bearings.

The operation of the above is as follows:

A spool, either 3 or 4, having an axle is rolled up the incline l untilits axle lands on one or another of the runways. At this point, it seemsbest to again point out that the spools do not always have the samediameters. Hence, a small spool, such as 3, will land on the lowerrunway while a larger spool, such as 4, will land on the higher to amplyillustrate this action. When the axle is on the runway, the spool may beeasily pushed I forwardly, whereupon the axle drops into one or anotherof the registering open-topped journaling means. The rollers revolve topermit the axle to turn freely.

Although a specific form of the invention is disclosed in accordancewith the patent statutes, it is to be understood that it is not to belimited exactly thereto, except as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A stand for spools having axles, including open-topped journalingmeans positioned above floor-level, a substantially horizontal runwayregistering with saidmeans, and an incline starting at floor-level andextending to a position bringing an axle of a spool rolled upwardlythereon, onto said runway.

2. A stand for spools having axles, including a mounting positioning atleast two open-topped journaling means at different heights, asubstantially horizontal runway registering with the lowest of saidmeans, a substantially horizontal runway registering with the nextlowest of said means and extending to a position adjacent the lowest ofsame, and an incline starting at floor-level and extending to a positionWhere an axle of a spool rolled thereover will be received by one oranother of said runways.

3. A stand for spools having axles, including a mounting positioning atleast two open-topped journaling means at different heights, asubstantially horizontal runway registering with the lowest of saidmeans, a substantially horizontal runway registering with the nextlowest of said means and extending to a position adjacent the lowest ofsame, and an incline starting at floor-level and extending to a positionwhere an axle of a spool rolled thereover will be received by one oranother of said runways, said journaling means being formed by spacedsets of adjacent rollers. 10

WALFRED A. WALLSTEN.

